Code First: Girls is delighted to announce the publication of their 2017 “Ones to Watch” list. Now in its third year, this list profiles 25 of the most ambitious and exciting young women under 30 years old, who are making an impact in technology and entrepreneurship. The women chosen work across a wide variety of areas, including as entrepreneurs, working in a high-growth tech startups, or in technical development and tech ecosystem roles. They were selected on the basis of their impressive and wide reaching impact in their sector, demonstrating the high calibre of female tech talent in the UK.

The purpose of the Code First: Girls “Ones to Watch” list to celebrate these young women's careers, and also profile them as inspirational role models to encourage others to follow in their footsteps.

The Code First: Girls “Ones to Watch” 2017 list includes the following 25 women:

“We are absolutely delighted to announce the 2017 Code First: Girls “Ones to Watch” list. We received some fantastic nominations and were impressed by the calibre of nominees. These women represent the amazing homegrown tech talent in the UK. Watch out for these future leaders!” ​The new 2017 “Ones to Watch” list will be published on Code First: Girls website on 04.04.17 here:http://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk/ones-to-watch-2017.html

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About Code First: Girls

Code First: Girls is a social enterprise that works with companies and women directly to increase the proportion of women in tech and entrepreneurship.

Each year we run classes that teach 3500+ women how to code, for free. Over the past 4 years we've delivered £2.5 million+ of free coding courses, and helped companies to recruit better tech talent into their firms.